The winning numbers for the Oct. 27 drawing were 17, 39, 43, 51, 66 and the Powerball was 20. The Powerplay was 2X. The estimated jackpot for that drawing was $358 million with a cash value of $170.7 million.

Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot $680 million; Thursday’s Ohio Lottery results Oct. 23, 2025, 11:26 p.m. Powerball draws on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. The odds of winning the jackpot with a $2 ticket are 1 in 292,201,338.

At times when school levies and property tax relief are hot-button political issues, a persistent myth about Ohio Lottery profits and education tends to resurface. One listener asked WOSU’s "Curious Cbus,

Here's what we know about the drawing on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The winning numbers for the Oct. 27 drawing were 4, 24, 49, 60, 65 and the Powerball was 1. The Powerplay was 2X. The estimated jackpot for this drawing was $376 million with a cash value of $179.3 million.

No winners matched Friday's numbers as the jackpot inches closer to the $1 billion mark, while Monday's Powerball offers $419 million.